May 02, 2018 | 21:07 (GMT+7)
New bridge unveiled in Hai Phong
PANO - The Hai Phong municipal People’s Committee held a ceremony on May 1 to open Bridge Vu Yen 1, which links Vu Yen Island to An Lu commune of Thuy Nguyen district.
The four-lane bridge with the length of 636 meters, crossing the Ruot Lon River and connecting the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) and Vu Yen Island, was built at the total investment of VND 780 billion.
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Delegates cutting the ribbon to inaugurate the bridge |
Le Van Thanh, Chairman of the Hai Phong municipal People’s Council and Secretary of the municipal Party Committee, said with the operation of the bridge, 1,000-hectare Vu Yen Island will soon become a tourism-entertainment hub of the city. This might create jobs for tens of thousands of locals.
The construction of the bridge got underway in October, 2017 and was completed after six month of construction.
Translated by Song Anh